"What I've learned is that it is foolish to view realism and idealism as incompatible or to consider our power and wealth as encumbered by the demands of justice, morality, and conscience."
- John McCain and Mark Salter

What the computer-literate need to teach the computer-limitedLots of the people who are relative novices to computers and computer security may be taking part in unsafe activities online that they would reject completely if they were presented with the same risks in real life. For instance, they'll forward any chain letter or cutesy message they receive via e-mail, when they'd never think of relaying a chain letter that arrived in the real-world mailbox. And yet the risks are even greater, since it's really hard to get a computer virus by opening a hand-written letter. But the payloads that can be attached to things like chain e-mails can be huge hazards to one's computer security. Perhaps it's worth the time for the computer-savvy to spend a few moments teaching computer novices how to behave safely online. On a related note, even when we're security-aware, there still may be serious hazards to our online security.